February Favourites 2015!

I know, I know, this blog is 16 days late! Please forgive me as UL had it’s RAG week last week and this week, I am paying for RAG week antics as I am suffering with a verrrrrry bad flu! But I am on the mend! So here are my February favourites 🙂

Pink Hair

The first week of February, I got pink dip dye in my hair and I absolutely loved it. To be honest, I think the pink has been my favourite dip dye (I’ve had blue and purple previously). I think the pink suited me more, it went really well with the blonde and my complexion. The only annoying thing with dip dye is that it doesn’t stay in very long. I got 5 weeks out of it. I now face the decision of whether or not to get it back in? If I do, I might have to keep it for a good 4 or 5 months because of something that I am currently involved in. What do you reckon? Get the pink back in or go fully blonde again? Thoughts PLEASE!!

 

 

 

Book

My favorite book for the month was If I Stay. Stupidly, I watch the movie before reading the book so I knew the storyline. The book is based on a girl named Mia Hall and how she deals with the aftermath of a horrible car accident which all her family, including her, were involved in. She has an out of body experience where at first, she is beside her parents and brother’s bodies mangled and dead, being tended by paramedics. She then releases that she is infact not alive but fighting for her life. She is rushed to hospital and her ‘spirit’ goes too. She sees her grandparents, her parent’s friends, her best friend and her boyfriend all gather at the hospital to be by her side to remind her she still has a family when she wakes. Mia watches as her memories flash before her eyes as she comes to realize that she must decide if she should stay and lead a life far more difficult than she would of ever thought without her parents and little brother, or go, and leave everyone else behind, including her dreams. It is quite emotional. But DO NOT decide to read this book while you are in a car with your parents when it is snowing, it is a stupid idea!

Clothes/Outfit

First outfit!

Second outfit!

I have two outfits of the month and I wore them both in one day! Life of a fashionista eh?! First outfit is what I wore on my way to the GAA Congress in Cavan! I wore a oversized black t-shirt from Littlewoods, (€10, Click here), Houndstooth leggings also from Littlewoods (€24, Click here) and a coat from Born (with I think is out of stock at the moment!). I think is one of my favourite outfits at the moment as it is comfy but also stylish! I feel like a Black Little Red Riding Hood as my coat as the same hood as her cloak!

The second outfit I wore to dinner with my Mum on the first night of the GAA Congress. I wore a simple long sleeved black top from Pennys/Primark (which is €4 or €5 I think), black and white mid length skirt from Littlewoods (€29, Click here) and blue wedges from Pennys/Primark (€15).

 

 

Music

I think I will always find this a hard choice! But currently, I am loving Luke Friend’s debut single ‘Hole In My Heart’.

 

I am also LOVING Lawson’s new single ‘Roads’! I have missed these boys making music and can not wait to hear more!

 

Movie

Okay so 50 Shades of Grey has to be one of the favourites for the month. I had been craving for this movie since 2012! Once the movie was released, it got mixed reviews! For someone who loves the books, yes I do agree it’s different than books. The chemistry wasn’t as strong as I would of liked between Christian and Anna. I think Jamie Dornan done a good job. My problem was with Dakota Johnson. I cringed watching her at some parts of the movie. She did an okay job in some scenes such as the whipping scene and when he first brought her to the Red Room. Was it as good as I expected? No. Nowhere near as good as I thought it would be. Would I see it again/get it on DVD? Heck yeah!

 

I also finally got to watch Love, Rosie and I loved it. I read Where Rainbows End back in November and adored it. It is about two best friends, Rosie and Alex, and how Rosie was stupidly blind to the fact that Alex is mad about her and then when she releases, the timing is wrong. Along the way, life throws a lot of stuff at the both of them. That is it sums up in a few words basically. I laughed, cried, laughed and cried at the same time. It is cringe at times but in a cute way. I loved it. I also loved Sam Claflin ❤

For Christmas, I asked my parents to get me some of the Disney Classic Movies and my Mum has continued to buy me them! It’s on my Bucket List to have all the Disney Classics on DVD (I know its very childish but I love Disney!)  I currently have 13 Classics and my Mum has made it her goal to have them all collect for me by the end of the year!

 

 

 

 

 

Food

Since my Dad had his heart attack, he has been on this strict healthy diet – which I also have to be on as the heart attack thing is in our genes! So one day, my Mum was telling me she found this healthy chicken and she was putting it on for my dinner. When she handed me the plate, I didn’t pay any attention to the food. It looked exactly like chicken. Smelt gorgeous and tasted devine! So then when we went shopping the next day, I asked Mam can we get more of that chicken and Dad brought me to where it was in the shop. You could just imagine my surprise/shock when I saw it was Quorn! I had no idea. It is so healthy for you and it tastes almost better than chicken in my opinion. My Dad isn’t a big fan of it but he is picky like that! I have been loving a lot of healthier foods that are now in my diet! I will included them in my March Favourites! This diet is great, and although I do miss some of my favourite foods, I have lost almost a stone in 6 weeks!!

Youtuber 

I have been loving Joe Sugg a lot more recently on Youtube. He is Zoe Sugg’s younger (and beautiful!!) brother. He has three Youtube channels : ThatcherJoe, ThatcherJoeVlogs and ThatcherJoeGames. I only watch ThatcherJoe and ThatcherJoeVlogs as I am not really into gaming videos. Joe is a British YouTube Celebrity, blogger, and comedian with over three million subscribers. He is known for being ridiculously crazy and  he is also very good at impressions. He lives with fellow Youtuber, Caspar Lee and their videos together are some of my favourite. I cry with laughter sometimes they are that good.

This is his recent main channel video.

This is his recent vlog.

 

See you in a month for my March Faves!

You Know You Love Me, XOXO,

SJ

January Favourites 2015!

I had planned to post this blog a week ago, but if you read my previous blog post, you will understand that I wasn’t in the mood to blog but now I’m back and ready to blog. So here is some of the things I have been loving in the month of January.

Make-Up 

So I have two favourite make-up pieces. I am in LOVE with Topshop Lipsticks, almost as much as I love Mac Lipsticks. I am obsessed with plum/wine toned lipsticks and had to get this shade from Topshop. It is called ‘Twin’ and is around €10. It’s not matt like Mac lipsticks, but has durability, has a lovely shine and it’s easy to take off when removing make-up!

Topshop Lipstick in shade Twin

Image from Topshop’s Website.

What Twin looks like on.

My second make-up favourite is Benefit’s Roller Lash Mascara. This is one of the best mascaras I have ever used. It does everything you want a mascara to do. I have naturally really long lashes and find it hard to a mascara that doesn’t clump my lashes together. This mascara also curls your lashes when you are applying it. It doesn’t clump and goes on so smoothly. This mascara thickens and volumizes your lashes. It is just perfect! It is €26 but it’s worth it! I got my tiny bottle in January’s copy of Elle so if you aren’t ready to commit, buy that magazine if it is still in shops!

Benefit’s Roller Lash Mascara.

What the mascara looks like on! (BTW I HAVE PINK HAIR!)

 

Clothes

My favourite piece of clothing this month has to be my Black Ripped Skinny Jeans. I love ripped jeans and have done for a few years now. I don’t think they will ever go out of fashion. They are casual but can be dressed up at the same time! I never had a pair of black ripped jeans and have been looking for a while but I never had the money to buy Topshop’s pair. Luckily, my mum bought me these pair last week and I LOVE THEM! They are high waisted and extremely comfy. They have a super-skinny style so they’ll lengthen and give a slimming look. They are from Littlewoods and are €37.

Although this isn’t the most flattering image, these jeans are my favourite jeans ever! Plus those socks are so stylish!

Book

January has been a busy month so I haven’t got to read many books but I did read Zoella’s Girl Online. This is Zoe Sugg’s first book and with her being one of my favourite Youtubers, I had to read it. The main character, Penny, is a Year 11 student ( which is equivalent to TY/5th Year here in Ireland, I think!) and the story is about every teenage girl’s problems – boys, beauty, the so called friend who are actually mean to you, but it also covers some modern issues that some girls go through like anxiety and panic attacks and the pressures social media can cause. Penny begins blogging about all her problems, anonymously as Girl Online. After an embarrassing situation in front of her whole school that ended up on Facebook & Youtube, her Mum gets a job in New York over Christmas. Penny meets a boy called Noah. And well, it’s a love story! I am not going to ruin it for you but it is a good book. It’s easy to read and I had it read in 3 days. It’s innocent, sweet and very realistic of what teenagers go through nowadays! It was kind of predictable at times for me but I still liked it! 8/10 from me! 

Music

My favourite song for January is Ellie Goulding’s Love Me Like You Do. Firstly, it’s Ellie Goulding and I love her. Secondly, this song is from the highly anticipated 50 Shades of Grey. It suits the movie down to the ground, with lyrics like “You’re the pain..”, ”You’re the fear/I don’t care/’Cause I’ve never been so high” and the famous ‘Touch me like you do..’. Even though the movie is not one bit innocent, Ellie’s sweet, romantic tone is nothing but innocent. I’ve listened to this song so much this month and I don’t think I will ever get sick of it. It will have you dancing around your bedroom, while imaging Mr. Grey is there dancing with you. (A girl can dream okay?!)

Shoes

I have these Doc. Marten’s since my birthday but I fallen even more in love with them recently! My gal pals Susan and Laura bought them for my 21st Birthday! They are lighter than my black ones, but just as durable! They are also extremely comfortable while being very stylish at the same time.

Wine Doc. Marten’s ❤

TV Show/Series

So I have became obsessed with Gossip Girl in January and although Sarah and I had planned to have all 6 Seasons finished by now, we are on season 3. From wishing I was Serena to wanting a boyfriend like Chuck Bass ( you have to say his whole name, it sounds better!) to nearly every episode having some sort of Houndstooth fashion, I LOVE GOSSIP GIRL. Although, for a while, I was extremely annoyed with the amount of incest in it at one point!! But I have gotten over that and I am even more addicted than before!!

Movie

I didn’t watch that many movies in January and I didn’t get to the cinema to see any new ones that are out! I did watch Two Night Stand a few weeks ago. It is about how a snowstorm forces two people who made an online connection via a dating website to unwillingly extend their one-night stand as the blizzard goes through the night. It has Miles Teller (who is kinda cute!) and Analeigh Tipton in it. It is funny and kind of romantic! Don’t watch it with a couple though. Being a third wheel is awkward and makes you feel even more alone!

Youtuber/s

I am obsessed with Youtubers and this month I have found myself watching more of the Sacconejoly’s. The Sacconejoly’s are Irish Youtubers who now live in London and daily vlog their everyday lives! The have two children, Emilia and Eduardo, who are SUPER CUTE! They are currently in Florida for Playlist Live but went to Disney World and the video below is when Emilia met the Disney Princesses!

Most importantly, I still have My Dad!

Like I mentioned at the beginning, if you have read my previous blog, you would know my Dad had a heart attack a week ago. He is now home from hospital and is doing good. Doctors have said he has made a great recovery but it is still a long road ahead. Yesterday (Saturday 7th February) we got to watch the Ireland V Italy rugby match together at home and it was great! Memories I will tresure forever.

My dad and I after the rugby match.

See you in a month for my February Faves!

You Know You Love Me, XOXO,

SJ

What Movies To Watch In 2015!

2015 has some brilliant movies in store with some important sequels and Disney taking a new approach of their classics, it is an exciting time for movie lovers.

The Duff

It has already been dubbed ‘the new Mean Girls’ by many critics and the trailer certainly shows that it is the movie you must see for 2015. It is about a Senior student who wants to change the labels in high school after she discovers that she has been labelled the DUFF, standing for Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Now I know what I was labeled in school and now in University!) to her prettier and more popular friends. It stars Mae Whitman and Disney’s Bella Thorne. I for one can not wait to see this and see how she got rid of that label, I will be taking notes! It hits cinemas in February.

 

 

50 Shades of Grey 

Also out in February is the most anticipated movie in the history of movies, I am sure. It is of course, E.L. James’s book ’50 Shades of Grey’ hitting the big screens across the world. Okay, so if you are of that minority who haven’t read the book (like who hasn’t read it?!), here is what it is about. Anastasia Steele, who is a literature student, goes innocently to interview Mr. Christian Grey. She meets the beautiful and very intimidating man and finds herself thinking about him, even after the interview. She realizes she wants him, and wanting to get closer to him. Christian also wants Ana, but on his own terms. Christian demands to be in control of everything. Ana begins to hesitates when she discovers Christian has certain tastes – he is a Dominant and wants Ana to be his Submissive. If you haven’t read the book, I won’t say anymore! I’ll leave it as a surprise. One thing for sure is, I am certainly looking forward to this movie and very excited to see Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey. Only 40 days to go!

 

 

Pitch Perfect 2

The Bellas are back! Pitch Perfect 2 is the sequel to the smash hit Pitch Perfect from 2012. The movie is about the Barden Bellas entering an international acapella competition that no previous American group has ever won. They plan to change that! If it is anything like Pitch Perfect, it is going to be hilarious, quirky and hopefully lots of scenes with Jesse (hottie alert!). If anything, it will make you want to be part of the Bellas. It stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Skylar Astin. The movie is due out in May.

 

 

Into The Woods

The first of the two Disney adapted movies for 2015. After years of unsuccessful attempts by other movie producers trying and failing to adapt the play ‘Into The Woods’ into film, Disney decided to produce it. The movie is inspired by the classic fairy tales ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘Rapunzel’ and ‘Cinderella’. The movie has a star studded cast with Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Chris Pine and Johnny Depp to name a few. Although it is a Disney movie, it wouldn’t be a typical fairy tale movie, so refrain from bringing small children as some scenes might scare them! Movie is out January 9th.

 

 

Cinderella

The second film Disney will release in 2015 is the Cinderella. Cinderella was the 12th movie Disney released originally back in 1950 and now they have brought it to life. The plot of the movie largely resembles the original Cinderella fairy tale but has a few new twists. Lily James plays Cinderella and if you are a fan of Downton Abbey, her face maybe familiar. She plays Lady Rose MacClare in the series. Richard Madden plays Prince Charming. Movie is set to come out in March.

 

 

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

The final installment of The Hunger Games is due out in November. Katniss Everdeen, the ‘Mockingjay’ leads District 13 to a revolution against the Capitol. With the first part ending on a cliffhanger, I can not contain my excitement for this movie. Even though I have read the books (I read all 3 books in 3 days!) and know what happens, I am curious to see how it is adapted to the big screen. Plus my favourite Jennifer Lawrence is in it. Also, Josh Hutcherson has been a crush of mine since like forever so I love seeing him in movies 😛 If you haven’t read the books or seen the previous movies, read or watch them now. You won’t regret it. There is no trailer for this movie yet.

Paper Towns

This will be the second of John Green’s book to be adjusted to the big screen, with ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ being the first. Paper Towns is about Quentin and his friends go on a road trip to find his neighbour and love from a far, Margo. Margo has disappeared and left clues, only for Quentin to solve. Typically, I love the book and have high hopes for this movie. Margo will be played by model Cara Delevingne in her first starring role and Nat Wolff will play Quentin. It is due out in June.

Of course, there is many more movies due out in 2015 but I’ll be here all night talking about them. So grab the popcorn and your friends or family and head to the cinema! Enjoy.